As Chief Marketing Officer for The Recording Academy, Greene is responsible for stewarding Music’s Biggest Brand – the GRAMMY. Through sound business leadership, he has transformed organizational strategy, identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities, both domestic and International. Further, he has incorporated a brand-driven narrative across the company, re-focusing a traditional, not-for-profit trade organization to become a dynamic, global business force. Greene’s strategic efforts have led to the GRAMMYs’ expanded global audience, extended brand reach and consistency, strengthened presence throughout the year, dynamic, world-class marketing partnerships and exponentially increased revenue. With extensive experience in marketing strategy, brand building, advertising and corporate identity, Greene has been developing innovative solutions for many years, and intends to ensure that The Recording Academy and the GRAMMYs remain at the forefront today, tomorrow and well into the future.

Under Greene’s leadership, The Recording Academy has re-positioned the GRAMMY brand, shifted communication strategy across the organization, increased yearly marketing-based revenue more than 500%, established a worldwide licensing program, created GRAMMY-branded LIVE concert events, launched a dynamic, leading-edge social media division and earned numerous industry awards, including Clio, Reggie, PRO and Webby Awards.

Cate Smith

Marketing Director

Paramount Pictures Australia

Cate Smith
Marketing Director
Paramount Pictures Australia

Cate has over 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry working with across Music and Theatrical Distribution in various positions of responsibility incorporating a vast skillset across Advertising, Digital, Social, Publicity, Promotions and Creative.

Cate currently holds the position of Marketing Director at Paramount Pictures Australia where she is responsible for developing innovative marketing strategies for the Australian marketplace across films from around the world and has been involved in the successful marketing strategies of local releases including Tomorrow When The War Began, Beneath Hil 60, and Charlie and Boots.

Cate has also been an avid supporter of the emerging screen sector having sat on the Board of Directors for Metro Screen and is now currently an active Committee member for the Natalie Miler Fellowship which encourages excellence for women in the screen sector.

Michael Goldberg

Creative Director

Victoria's Secret

Michael Goldberg
Creative Director
Victoria's Secret

Standing at the center of a revolution in marketing that blurs the line between advertising and entertainment, Michael has created high-impact omnichannel campaigns for some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Victoria’s Secret, PlayStation, and Beats by Dr. Dre. As a creative leader, Michael is relentlessly consumer-focused, with an exceptional track record of building intense brand loyalty and driving explosive business results.

Marina Go

General Manager

Harper's Bazaar, ELLE and Cosmo

Marina Go
General Manager
Harper's Bazaar, ELLE and Cosmo

Marina Go is the General Manager of Hearst and Publisher of the Young Women’s group at Bauer Media, Chair of the Wests Tigers NRL Club and author of the business book for women, Break Through: 20 Success Strategies for Female Leaders (Ventura, 2016). She was previously CEO of Private Media and founder of the career women’s website Women’s Agenda. Marina has over 25 years of leadership experience in the media industry, having started her career as a journalist. She was appointed Editor of Dolly magazine at the age of 23, before spending the next decade editing and directing a number of leading women’s magazines, including Australian Good Taste, ELLE, Sunday Life.

She crossed to the business side of the media industry 15 years ago, holding leadership roles at Fairfax and Pacific, before making the move to digital in 2008, where she published, launched and relaunched news, lifestyle and business websites including Crikey, The Mandarin, Smart Company, The Knot and Primped. She is a non-executive director of digital startups Daily Siren and Stylematch, and also a member of the Advisory Boards of the Walkley Foundation, The Australian Republican Movement, The Remarkables Group and Women’s Agenda.

She is a former director of Netball Australia, Odyssey House, Sydney Symphony Vanguard and The Apparel Group. She lectures on digital media at the University of Technology, Sydney, is a Mentor with the Women In Media and NRL Women programs and a UNSW Alumni Leader. She has an MBA from The Australian Graduate School of Management, a BA (Mass Communications) from Macquarie University and is a member of the AICD. She is a mother of two young men and passionate about diversity and equality.

Negin Mirsalehi

International Fashion Blogger

Negin Mirsalehi
International Fashion Blogger

Negin Mirsalehi is an international blogger with Persian roots based in Amsterdam. She inspires her 3.1 million Instagram-followers on a daily basis with unique and creative content that show her passion for beauty, fashion, travel, and family. Together with her business partner (and boyfriend) Maurits Stibbe she travels the world to exotic locations. Negin received Marie Claire’s Prix de la Mode for “Best New Media Talent” and Stylight’s “Most Promising Fashion Blog” award. She has collaborated with luxury brands such as Chopard, Cartier, Chloe, Elie Saab, Dior, Philosophy and many more. Negin has been featured on multiple online and print publications, including W Magazine, Glamour, Marie Claire, Grazia, Harper’s Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan. Besides being known for her elegant and feminine fashion style, Negin’s hair has gotten much attention too. In November 2015 she launched her own brand named Gisou and its first product: the honey-infused hair oil, with the natural honey from her dad’s own beegarden being the key ingredient.

Blog: www.neginmirsalehi.com

Instagram: @negin_mirsalehi

Facebook: Negin Mirsalehi

Snapchat: negin_mirsalehi

Marion Hume

International Fashion Journalist

Marion Hume
International Fashion Journalist

Marion Hume is a fashion editor and ethical strategist based in London. Since 1985, she has written for newspapers and magazines in the US, the UK, Australia, around the world and online.

USA: Hume’s American career began in 1994 with a profile of Vivienne Westwood for Vogue. This lead to a contributing editor’s contract, until 1998, when she joined Harper’s Bazaar. From 2001-2008, she was a contributing editor at TIME Magazine, Style & Design. She has written for Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New York Observer, Departures, W and wrote the “Letter from London” blog for forbes.com.

UK: Hume has contributed to The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Saturday Telegraph Magazine, The Times, The Observer and The Guardian. UK magazines range from The Gentlewoman to Elle. She writes online for The Business of Fashion. She was fashion editor of The Independent from 1992 to 1995. She was the fashion writer at the FT from 1996-97. Her writing career began when she won the Honey Magazine Young Journalist of the Year competition in 1985.

Australia: In 1997, Hume was named editor of Vogue Australia. In 1998, she joined News Ltd before moving to Fairfax Media Ltd in 2001 for which, in addition to the AFR, she interviews movie and sports stars for Sunday Life Magazine. Since 2006, Hume has been the International Fashion Editor for The Australian Financial Review (AFR). Her in-depth profiles include fashion’s leading creatives and business titans.

Katrina Sedgwick is the Director CEO of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. She has a particular interest in developing multi-platform and hybrid broadcast projects, and has an extensive background as a commissioner, creative producer, arts festival director and performer.From 2012 – 14 she was Head of Arts for ABC Television and ABC Arts online (abc.net.au/arts), commissioning a diverse range of projects for prime time television and driving a new strategy for Arts across the ABC – TV,Radio, News and Online. From 2002 – 11 she was the founding Director/CEO of the biennial Adelaide Film Festival, and its Investment Fund, supporting Australian features, documentaries, shorts, cross platform and installation works. She was Special Events Producer for the 1998 and 2000 Adelaide Festival of Arts, the Artistic Director for Adelaide Fringe 2002 and Come Out ’99, the Australian Festival for Young People. She is on the Creative State Advisory Board and the board of Back to Back Theatre, and was formerly Chair of the South Australian Youth Arts Board (2003 – 2008), and a Board member of Chunky Move, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and the Art Gallery of SA.

Starting off as a Hair Stylist, Max soon moved into working with Makeup due to his long-term love affair with drawing & painting. Taking cues from the techniques used in visual arts, along with the combination of colour palettes, Max soon moved up the ranks in the Beauty & Fashion Industry as the one to watch.

Although self-taught, Max’s intuitive sense of artistry and skill make him one of the most sought-after Australian Makeup artists, working alongside such brands as La Mer, MAC, Becca Cosmetics and L’Oreal.

Candice Lake is an Australian born photographer, blogger, designer and model who has appeared in campaigns for Ralph Lauren and Versace, catwalked for Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Chanel, photographed editorials for Vogue and Glamour magazine, and collaborated with Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo and Tiffany & Co. She’s been featured in the world’s glossiest magazines, has her own fashion label ‘Candidate by Candice Lake‘, was named on US Vogue’s best dressed list, is TRESemmé’s Global Brand Ambassador and is the Contributing Style Editor at Vogue Australia.

Graeme Mason commenced as CEO on 11 November 2013. Graeme has previously worked in both factual and entertainment TV programming in his native Australia before moving to the UK. In Britain he worked across all aspects of film production, sales and acquisitions and distribution for companies such as Manifesto and Polygram Filmed Entertainment. From 1998 to 2002 he was president of worldwide acquisitions for Universal Studios. He then joined Channel 4 Television as head of media projects and later as managing director of rights before moving to New Zealand to lead the New Zealand Film Commission from 2009 to 2013.www.screenaustralia.gov.au

Prof Ian Bofinger

Executive Dean

Australian Institute of Music

Prof Ian Bofinger
Executive Dean
Australian Institute of Music

Professor Ian Bofinger is a musician and educator with experience ranging from expert performance (violoncello solo, chamber music and orchestral), innovative teaching methodologies and new technologies. He has developed a range of support and teaching materials for the theory, history and aural training units of AIM. Ian is recognised internationally as an instructional technologist and is at the forefront of innovative teaching and educational practices.www.aim.edu.au

Emma van Haandel launched EVH in 2004 and quickly grew her client list to include some of the world’s most prominent fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands. Ten years on, and now with four divisions and a full suite of services, EVH has established itself as Australia’s leading full service communications agency.

Based in Sydney but with an international reach, EVH is known for positioning, pioneering and protecting brands through a considered, strategic approach to the sales and communications process. EVH clients are selected for their integrity and attributes in innovation, design and business. EVH’s powerful network and authoritative local expertise allows the agency’s clients such as Max Mara, Calvin Klein, Farfetch, Alex Perry, Coach, Sneakerboy, Topshop and Ellery to grow and succeed in the Australian market.

Multidimensional in her talents, Nicole is highly regarded in the fields of fashion, digital and social media, and e-commerce, collaborating with brands as a model, stylist, creative director, social media and brand consultant, digital influencer and ambassador. She has also added presenting to her list of skills, as the host for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Global Live Stream program in both 2013 and 2014, as well as featuring as a guest on numerous commercial television networks.
Nicole’s creative skill set, sharp focus on high-quality content and innate eye for detail is highly sought after, and she counts premium brands Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, L’Oreal Luxe, Lane Crawford and Roland Mouret amongst her list of clients. She has also been featured in prestigious international publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, and Grazia, including landing her own Miss Vogue Australia cover.
Owning her own successful company by the age of 20, Nicole also lends her entrepreneurial skills and business knowledge to brands and businesses, from established global corporations to local technology start-ups. She was recently on the 2014 judging panel for the Calvin Klein Accessories International Design School Project Award, as well as the Australian BT Emerging Fashion Designer Award alongside Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Edwina McCann, which involved her judging each applicant based on design, quality, business vision, marketing and social media presence.
In 2012, Nicole made history when she became the first blogger to walk the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. A year later in 2013, she became the first blogger in the world to sign with IMG’s Talent Division, the largest talent management agency in the world which sees her profiled next to household names such as Miranda Kerr.
which sees her profiled next to household names such as Miranda Kerr.
Nicole is passionate about philanthropy and is currently the Global Ambassador for Donate Planet – a not-for-profit foundation, bringing charities together in one place so it’s easy and safe for us all to donate. She has also worked with The Cancer Institute and Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation by starring in their campaigns and harnessing the power of her social media to help raise awareness and funds. She continues to support charity initiatives and hopes to inspire others to do the same.
Described as “One of the most visible innovators on the Australian fashion landscape” by TFS, Nicole aims to inspire a new generation, documenting her journey each day as it comes and captivating imaginations all over the world.www.garypeppergirl.com

Jodie Fox

Designer & Co-Founder

Shoes Of Prey

Jodie Fox
Designer & Co-Founder
Shoes Of Prey

I am the Co-founder and Chief Evangelist at ShoesOfPrey.com – the world’s first website where women can design their own shoes. Started just 4 years ago, Shoes of Prey broke even at 2 months, hit multimillion dollar revenue in under 2 years and today is a global multimillion dollar enterprise. I am also co-founder of SneakingDuck.com – an online optical fashion store focussed on the Australian market.www.shoesofprey.com

Michael Azzollini

Celebrity Fashion Stylist

Michael Azzollini
Celebrity Fashion Stylist

Michael Azzollini is renowned as one of Australia’s leading stylists, with almost twenty years experience in the fashion industry, Michael is highly respected by a huge range of Australian & overseas fashion labels and has built up a vast portfolio as a swimwear designer, celebrity stylist, contributing editor & more recently as the Fashion Director for Karen Magazine and Koncierge Magazine.

Founder of boutique swimwear label, Azzollini, Michael’s love of fashion and knack for recognising notable design is prevalent to all that work with him, giving him the opportunity to work with celebrities such as Jennifer Hawkins, Kristy Hinze and Hugh Jackman, as well as with brands such as Levis, Lee Jeans, Country Road, Australia’s Next Top Model, Covergirl and Myer.www.dlm.com.au/artist/stylists/michael-azzollini